Espresso Cake Recipe

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Espresso Cake
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Grease and flour an 8-inch square baking pan.
  3. To prepare your frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter in a large mixing bowl at medium speed until smooth.
  4. Dissolve the instant espresso in milk.
  5. Add confectioners sugar to cream cheese mixture alternately with milk mixture, beating 1-2 minutes or until blended.
  6. Remove 1 cup of frosting from bowl and set aside.
  7. To prepare your cake: Using a mixer (on low speed!!) add eggs to remaining frosting in mixing bowl.
  8. Add vanilla and beat until blended.
  9. In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
  10. Dissolve espresso granules in milk.
  11. Add flour mixture to mixing bowl alternately with milk mixture and continue beating 1-2 mins or until well blended.
  12. Pour cake mixture into pan and bake 30-40mins or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
  13. Cool cake for 10 minutes and remove from pan.
  14. Cool cake completely.
  15. Place cake on serving plate.
  16. Spread sides and top of cake with frosting that was set aside.
  17. Place 3 chocolate covered espresso beans on center of cake and place mint leaves on either side of beans, pointing in towards the center of the beans- as leaves would be on a flower!
  18. ENJOY!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 438.08 Kcal (1834 kJ)
Calories from fat 132.68 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.74g 23%
Cholesterol 76.1mg 25%
Sodium 112.28mg 5%
Potassium 113.71mg 2%
Total Carbs 74.21g 25%
Sugars 57.49g 230%
Dietary Fiber 0.59g 2%
Protein 4.72g 9%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 54.3mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 199.18 Kcal (834 kJ)
Calories from fat 60.33 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.7g 23%
Cholesterol 34.6mg 25%
Sodium 51.05mg 5%
Potassium 51.7mg 2%
Total Carbs 33.74g 25%
Sugars 26.14g 230%
Dietary Fiber 0.27g 2%
Protein 2.15g 9%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 0.2mg 2%
Calcium 24.7mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 9.9
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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